TNAG-1281-FCO40-1632-Chinese-visa-office-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 174

CONFIDENTIAL

Mr Burrows (Legal Advisers)

Miss Steele (NTD)

CHINESE VISA OFFICE IN HONG KONG.

Reference

6.2.3

see

HKK 349/1

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10 MAY 1993

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Thou Tak

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1.

The Hong Kong Government have agreed to enact special legislation to grant the Chinese Visa Office in Hong Kong immunities and priviliges. You should have seen Peking telnos 43 and 44 to Hong Kong. For convenience I now attach copies together with copies of the letter referred to in paragraph 1 of telegram 43 and the memorandum referred to in paragraph 3 of the same telegram.

2.

Carter

Although we await the comments of Hong Kong on both these telegrams, I feel it would be useful if you offer your preliminary comments on the text of the draft memorandum pepared by the Embassy in Peking, and aler para. 2 of telegram 43,

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how the legislation might be introduced

the Embassy's view,

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Tom Smith

10 May 1983

CC FED

CODE 18-77

CONFIDENTIAL

$$ 8/78

T Smith

Hong Kong & General Dept.